The House will vote at the end of the day Thursday on the budget deal reached early this week between congressional leaders and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
For now, it appears that Donald Trump is on board, though that's not something everyone is taking for granted. That's in large part because rank-and-file Republican House members hate it, and Trump likes to listen to them. Trump did, however, tweet out his support for the spending bill Thursday morning, saying, "House Republicans should support the TWO YEAR BUDGET AGREEMENT which greatly helps our Military and our Vets. I am totally with you!" Meaning, apparently(?), that he'll lend his support to members who might feel backlash from their nihilistic base for supporting it.
That's how Minority Whip Steve Scalise has chosen to interpret it. "We’ve heard from a lot of members who said they’re voting 'No,' no matter what," he told Politico. "But this helps with some of those members who are on the fence." For his part, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is framing it as owning the libs. "I commend the president’s team for firmly holding the line on the laundry list of left-wing policy riders," he said. That's McConnell trying to make life difficult for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who did give up Democrats' ability to add any language to subsequent spending bills curtailing Trump's use of border funds. That's a big, unpleasant pill for many to swallow.
The bill authorizes an increase in combined defense and domestic spending of $320 billion over two years, and extends the debt ceiling until at least July 31, 2021. That's another bone of contention for many. If the election goes as Democrats intend, this would put the next debt ceiling fight in the middle of the new Democratic president's first year. That's additional pressure to keep the House and win back the Senate.